You Can Wrap That Herring in a Paper or a Plastic Bag - Marc Fisher - Washington Post.  I'm really angry that people are portraying this as something that hurts poor people when what they're really  doing is defending their own industry she says." - Councilmember Alexander

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• Councilmembers to Forgo Pay Raises.   Councilmember Alexander enthusicatically supports this effort.
  
• Senator says DCPS kids more likely to make it into gangs. "He has no sense of what D.C. has to offer making statements like that," - Councilmember Alexander
• Black College View
  The Telling of Deanwood's Charm 
• East of the River
  The Neighborhood News: Ward 7
  Alexander said she "wanted to make sure there was full disclosure of what is happening in the Ward. 
• Washington Post   
  The View From Above  
  Alexander is hosting family, friends and constituents to watch the big show over a potluck lunch though how  she intends to shoehorn them into her fourth-floor office isn't clear.
  Lanier Subpoena Power Assailed
  Yvette M. Alexander, the new chairman of the council's Committee on Aging and Community Affairs, said the intern bill is important because for too long some of the most vulnerable workers in the city have not been protected.
  Historical Moment Cited at Swearing-In of City Leaders
  Alexander said, "When we have a problem in one neighborhood, we all have a problem."
  Gray Offers Reorganization Proposals
  Alexander will head a new Committee on Aging and Community Affairs
  For Restaurant-Starved Ward 7, Dinner is Near
  "This will bring hope to people that something is coming down the pipeline." she said. "This will be a treat to have somewhere to meet after work or somewhere on the weekends."
• Washington Times
  Not Just 'Blunts' 
  Alexander said, "If we are serious about fighting drugs in our communities, we must sponsor this measure." 
• Washington Informer 
  District Mayor Considers Bids for Closed Schools 
  Councilmember Yvette Alexander said the first consideration for the schools should be public use.
• Washington Afro 
  New District Councilmember, Incumbents Are Sworn In
• Washington Examiner
  Council to focus on familiar themes in new session
  The D.C. Council this week will start its 18th session since Home Rule